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COMPOSTING IN JAPAN – TIPS FOR FREE COMPOST

lauren — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:24:25 +0000

Cooking at home means endless scraps perfect for composting in Japan! If you are are an average family of four, you consume enough food per year to yield 100 kilos (200 lbs) of veggie and fruit scraps per year. If you are presently throwing these scraps out in the burnable garage each year, the food …

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Shared Gardening in Japan – Sharebatake.com

lauren — Tue, 26 May 2020 04:00:11 +0000

Nothing tastes better than your own grown veggies and fruits, so check out shared gardening in Japan! Sharebatake.comis a Japanese website that aggregates local shared gardens where you can pay a membership fee of typically 11,000 yen and a monthly fee for garden space (usually 6-10,000 yen for garden space 3-9 square meters). A great activity …

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Top 10 Ways to Survive Hay Fever (kafunsho) Season in Japan

sandra — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:11:28 +0000

If you’re suffering from excessive sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose or a scratchy throat you might be experiencing an allergy from Japanese cedar pollen, or sugi tree – known as kafunsho (花粉症)/hay fever. Here are our recommended Top 10 Ways to Survive Hay Fever (kafunsho) Season in Japan. Kafunsho is hard on adults but even …

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Got Head Lice? – How to Treat Lice In Japan

lauren — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:00:33 +0000

Got Lice? Learn how to treat lie in Japan. Lice is SHIRAMI in Japanese (シラミ). First reaction is ick, yikes, embarrassment, worry. Get over it quick and take action. Lice are very common in Japan, especially on kids in daycare, nursery and elementary. Any kid can get it. We talked to two school nurses and …

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Best Tokyo Airbnb for Families – Learnings from Tokyo

lauren — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:00:22 +0000

Are you planning a Tokyo vacation soon and wondering whether to rent an Airbnb or not? As an Airbnb host of four years here are my tips for finding the Best Tokyo Airbnbs for Families. Here are my two Family Airbnbs in Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo! Pictures also below. (Unit 102 and Unit 103) We …

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The Best Time For Shopping in Japan – Tips and Tricks For Saving Yen

sandra — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 03:39:49 +0000

The Best Time For Shopping in Japan – Tips and Tricks For Saving Yen. Japan has a reputation for being an expensive place to live. But if you know when to shop, you’ll be able to plan your purchases and save some serious yen. Here’s a handy Japanese shopping calendar that’s useful for both residents and …

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